The Break Room

Mastering HCC Coding to Excel in Value-Based Care

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Mark Florian, MD, an internist in Bryan, Texas, discuss how Privia’s physician-led governance and teams enabled him to master HCC coding and excel in value-based care.

Successes, Lessons, & Opportunities: Reflecting on 10 Years of Privia

In this episode, we’re celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Privia’s first medical group by looking at Privia’s founding principles, our model’s evolution, wins — big and small — along the way, and why Privia is the ideal partner for private practices, now and in the years to come. Our guests are Fred Taweel, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Privia Medical Group — Mid-Atlantic and an internist in Virginia whose practice was the first to partner with Privia, and Eric Beyer, who served as the President of the Mid-Atlantic market before becoming the Executive Vice President of Medical Groups.

Contracting, Community, & Tech for Private Practices in Richmond

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Keith Berkle, MD, MBA, a board-certified OB-GYN at Virginia Women's Center, discuss challenges private practices in Richmond face, such as payer contracting, consolidation, and competition with local health systems. 

Changing Practices to Rediscover the Joy of Medicine

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Nalini Casey, MD, a Maryland-based pediatrician, discuss her decision to move to a new practice, how Privia simplified the transition, and the benefits of a Privia partnership.

 

Exploring How Pediatric Mental Health, Value-Based Care, and Leadership Intersect

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Caitlin Zaner, MD, a Maryland-based pediatrician, discuss how empowering pediatric clinical leaders can help combat the growing mental health crisis, refine specialty workflows, and advance value-based contracting and performance. 

Why Our Physician-Led ACOs Excelled in the MSSP

In 2022, Privia's accountable care organizations (ACOs) generated $131.7 million in savings through the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). In this episode, we discuss how our holistic partnership shares data-driven insights, champions physician governance, and supports doctors in both fee-for-service and value-based care with Sam Starbuck, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Privia Quality Network, and William Cooper, MD, a board-certified internist at McIntosh Clinic, a multispecialty private practice in Thomasville, Georgia.

 

How Top-Tier Office Managers Optimize Profits, Physician Workloads, and Patient Satisfaction

Hear Mike Gebel, CEO of McIntosh Clinic, a multispecialty practice in Georgia, and President of the Georgia chapter of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), discuss how a partnership can help private practices thrive amid staffing shortages, the volume-to-value transition, and rampant consolidation. 

Balancing Entrepreneurship & Collaboration as a Solo Practitioner with Fernando Porter, MD

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Fernando Porter, MD, a Maryland-based family medicine physician, discuss his path to private practice, the valuable role of physician leaders, strategies to modernize and improve patient access, and much more. 

 

 

Physician Engagement, MA, & “Administrivia” with Amber Lesley, MD

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Amber Lesley, MD, a Texas-based internist, discuss tips to reduce administrative burden, cultivate physician engagement, succeed in Medicare Advantage and value-based care, and more. 

Privia Health’s CEO on the Headwinds & Solutions Shaping the Industry

In this episode, Privia Health CEO Shawn Morris dissects value-based care’s evolution, the impact of economic disruption on independent physicians and health systems, potential policy changes, and more to give you a thoughtful, detailed overview of the healthcare industry.